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- 2. Enables body cells to take in glucose from the blood and use it for energy
- 5. A type of immune cell that can surround and kill microorganisms, ingest foreign material, and remove dead cells
- 6. human immunodeficiency virus
- 8. Substances or factors that can cause cancer a disease in which some of the body's cells grow uncontrollably and spread to other parts of the body
- 13. A disorder in which the immune system is oversensitive to a foreign substance
- 14. Pancreas fails to produce enough insulin or the body’s cells fail to properly use insulin
- 15. Diseases caused by pathogens
- 16. A disorder in which the respiratory passages narrow significantly
- 17. A substance that is harmful/poisonous to living organisms or cells
- 20. The immunity which results from the production of antibodies
- 21. A response triggered by damage to living tissues
- 23. A microorganism that can cause disease
- 24. A type of cell that produces antibodies to fight bacteria and viruses (add dash in between words)
- 25. A type of lymphocyte that is produced by the thymus gland and protects the body from infection and may help fight cancer (add dash in between words)
Down
- 1. Abnormal tissue masses
- 2. The ability of an organism to resist an infection or toxin
- 3. Any substance that causes an allergy
- 4. Diseases that are not caused by pathogens in the body
- 6. A chemical that is responsible for the symptoms of an allergy
- 7. a disease in which there is a severe loss of the body's cellular immunity
- 9. A blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen
- 10. The immunity is given to them from another person’s body
- 11. A type of immune cell that is made in the bone marrow and is found in the blood and in lymph tissue
- 12. Stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity
- 16. A foreign substance that triggers an immune response in the body, and the production of antibodies
- 18. A chemical that kills bacteria or slows their growth
- 19. A body's reaction to an unknown (add dash in between words)substance
- 22. A disease in which some of the body's cells grow uncontrollably and spread to other parts of the body
